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On her highly anticipated new Warner Bros. Records release, ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor,’ Madonna brilliantly re-invents dance music for our time. A stunning creative leap into the dazzling dimension of ‘future disco,’ these dozen new originals simultaneously capture the spontaneous thrill of the iconic superstar’s early hits.
Set to arrive in stores November 15th, and featuring the debut single ‘Hung Up,’ scheduled for release October 17th, ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ once again establishes Madonna’s preeminent place on the international club scene. It’s a mesmerizing sound that evokes and embellishes all the excitement, energy and innovation that first set her apart as a dance music pioneer over two decades ago.
While Madonna’s recent music has explored her thoughts and feelings on everything from spirituality to politics, ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ is, in the artist’s own words, ‘about having a good time straight through and non-stop. I want people to jump out of their seats.’
A genuine global superstar, packing stadiums worldwide with her astonishing stage spectacles, Madonna, a multi-Grammy winner, has made music history with international sales of over 200 million albums. Her enormous influence has spanned 33 number one dance hits; five chart topping albums and 46 Top 40 singles and 20 MTV Video Music Awards.
Recorded earlier this year in London, ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ was primarily co-produced and co-written by Madonna and Stuart Price. Also known as Les Rythmes Digitales and Jaques Le Cont, Price is one of the UK’s most electrifying young DJs and remix wizards, who initially forged a creative partnership with Madonna as her Musical Director on both the 2001 ‘Drowned World’ and 2004’s ‘Re-Invention’ tours.
‘This is music that just comes naturally to her,’ explains Price, whose home studio served as the setting for the freewheeling writing and recording sessions. ‘The songs flowed very quickly. Madonna was interested in capturing the moment because, when all is said and done, it’s that instinctive joy of rhythm and movement that comes across best on the dance floor.’
Also collaborating on Madonna’s first new release in over two years is Mirwais Ahmadzai and the Grammy-winning duo of Bloodshy and Avant, as well as Anders Bagge and Peer Astrom of the Murlyn Music Collective and Joe Henry, whose previous Madonna credits include ‘Don’t Tell Me.’
‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ selections include the above-mentioned ‘Hung Up,’ which includes a sample of Abba’s classic ‘Gimme Gimme,’ as well as dance-themed cuts ‘Get Together,’ ‘Sorry,’ ‘Future Lovers,’ ‘I Love New York,’ ‘Let It Will Be,’ ‘Forbidden Love,’ ‘Jump,’ ‘How High,’ ‘Isaac,’ ‘Push’ and ‘Like It Or Not.’ The entire CD is seamlessly segued in a classic dance club format.
Madonna’s first scheduled TV appearance will be on October 17th when she will pay a visit to MTV’s TRL studio, where she will introduce her new single for the first time.
MTV, as part of a multi-faceted agreement with the artist, is also scheduled to air Madonna’s new documentary ‘I’m Going To Tell You A Secret’ on October 21st with subsequent airings on the VH-1 and Logo Networks. ‘Secret’ tells the story of the artist’s journey on and offstage during her recent ‘Re-Invention’ Tour and shows an artist at the peek of her creative powers while she balances the joys of work, family, friends and her spiritual journey.
A cultural innovator of astonishing diversity and enduring appeal, Madonna has defined our era with her sound, style and vision that has inspired countless artists and fans around the globe. In the process she has pioneered a new model of creative empowerment, overseeing a multi-faceted career that encompasses virtually every aspect of contemporary culture.

Madonna re-invents dance music for this day and age with her newest album Confessions On A Dance Floor. The entire CD is segued together nonstop in the classic dance club format, and is her first release in over two years.
The singer describes her newest album as “about having a good time straight through and non-stop. I want people to jump out of their seats.”
Madonna’s latest album was recorded earlier this year in London and primarily co-produced and co-written by Madonna and Stuart Price. Price is known for his DJ and remix skills in the U.K., and served as her Musical Director on her Drowned World and Re-Invention tours.
“This is music that just comes naturally to her,” said Price. “The songs flowed very quickly. Madonna was interested in capturing the moment because, when all is said and done, it’s that instinctive joy of rhythm and movement that comes across best on the dance floor.”
Also collaborating on the CD is Mirwais Ahmadzai and Grammy-winning duo of Bloodshy and Avant, as well as Anders Bagge and Peer Astrom of the Murlyn Music Collective and Joe Henry, who contributed to “Don’t Tell Me.”
Madonna will make a series of TV appearances in support of Confessions On A Dance Floor. Her first scheduled TV appearance is on October 17 on MTV’s Total Request Live where the singer will introduce her new single, “Hung Up,” to the public for the first time. MTV will also air her new documentary, I’m Going To Tell You A Secret, on October 21. The documentary will tell the story of her journey on and offstage during her Re-Invention Tour.
Confessions On A Dance Floor is set to be released on November 15.

Madonna is to make a public apology to London Kabbalah followers after she “sinned” against the mystic Jewish faith on her forthcoming album.
The star, who will reportedly face “punishment from the heavens” for dedicating new song ‘Isaac’ to a Kabbalist scholar.
Rabbi Rafael Cohen – head of an Israeli seminary named after 16th century rabbi and scholar Yitzhak Luria – says to profit from his name is strictly forbidden.
He told Israel’s Maariv newspaper: “Jewish law forbids the use of the name of the holy rabbi for profit
. Her act is just simply unacceptable and I can only sympathize for her because of the punishment she is going to receive from the heavens.”
Rabbi Israel Deri is demanding Madonna – who converted to Kabbalah after being raised a Catholic – be expelled from the faith for desecrating the late scholar’s name.
He said: “Such a woman brings great sin on Kabbalah.
“I hope that we will have the strength to prevent her from bringing sin upon the holiness of the rabbi Luria.”
source : tonight.co.za

Madonna’s new album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, will be all over MTV Networks’ platforms.
MTVN Music/Logo Group said Tuesday that its TV, online, broadband and wireless platforms will be “the exclusive outlets to preview all things Madonna”? prior to the album’s Nov. 15 release.
Madonna’s first appearance in support of Confessions on a Dance Floor is scheduled on MTV: Music Television’s Total Request Live Monday, Oct. 17, where she will give fans a first listen to single “Hung Up” simultaneous to its radio release.
“We’ve pulled out all the stops for Madonna’s new release, offering fans exclusive content on handsets, the Internet, on broadband, as well as multiple TV shows,”? MTVN Music/Logo Group president Van Toffler said in a prepared statement.
“There is simply no better artist to break new multiplatform ground than the always-provocative Madonna,”? he added. “We’re honored that she chose MTV, VH1 and Logo as the exclusive outlets for her movie, I’m Going to Tell You a Secret, which reveals how she as a person and her music have evolved since Truth or Dare.”?
source : multichannel.com

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Madonna is featured on the cover of British magazine “Harpers & Queen” (November issue).

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from Madonnalicious : Madonna shot part of her video for her new single Hung Up in London over the weekend, madonnalicious visitor Adam just happened to be going to work when he spotted Madonna and her crew:
Madonna was shooting a scene from Hung Up outside my place of work on Saturday night to my absolute amazement considering I have been a fan for many years.
I arrived for work Saturday evening in Great Guildford Street at around 10.30pm, just as they had finished shooting in a really old and dirty looking tunnel.
I didn’t take much notice at first, thinking that they were shooting an episode of The Bill or something crap like that – although I must admit that I was surprised at how many crew members there were. As I was approaching the building a security guard met me and asked where I was going, I advised him that I worked in the building and he escorted me to the entrance.
As I was about to walk up the steps who I should I see but Madonna herself, wearing a black leather coat and black boots. She turned around and said ‘come on’ to the person standing behind her – Guy Ritchie – then they both got in a 4×4 and left.